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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 383 m in Texas. Howell Mountain stands 504 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boultinghouse Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States (Geonamed ID 4672094)

Wikidata Q31693590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
383 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.54408, -98.07780

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Boultinghouse Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Negrohead: 1.5 mi
  • Travis Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Chalk Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Tater Hill: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Muleshoe Bend Recreational Area: 3.7 mi
  • Turkey Bend Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Grelle Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Krause Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Shaffer Bend Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 26
Artworks: 16
  • Wings: 15.1 mi
  • Dancin': 15.1 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 15.1 mi
  • Sentinel: 15.1 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 15.1 mi
Museums: 14
  • Interpretive Center: 11.1 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 16.4 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 17.2 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Texas paintball: 10.3 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 11.2 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 14.2 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 18.1 mi
  • River Overlook: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 11
Springs: 8
  • Apple Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 14.8 mi
  • Bell Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Small Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howell MountainWSW 252°504 m23.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 251°491 m20.0 mi
Buffalo PeakWSW 239°491 m23.3 mi
Potato HillNNW 327°484 m21.8 mi
Round MountainWSW 250°480 m18.4 mi
Shovel MountainSW 235°472 m12.4 mi
Post MountainNW 325°462 m17.5 mi
Shingle HillsS 182°433 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0320:39
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2617:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360677481838478695951
Precip in1.92.12.72.94.02.82.02.93.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1351456 — Bald Mountain, Travis County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356728748

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